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The original initiative to oust Mossadegh had come from the British, for the elderly Iranian leader had spearheaded the parliamentary movement to nationalize the British owned Anglo-lranian Oil Company (AIOC), the sole oil company operating in Iran. In March 1951, the bill for nationalization was passed, and at the end of April Mossadegh was elected prime minister by a large majority of Parliament. On 1 May, nationalization went into effect. The Iranian people, Mossadegh declared, "were opening a hidden treasure upon which lies a dragon". http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/43032-iran-1953-us-military-and-cia-intervention-killing-hope-free-bookThe original initiative to oust Mossadegh had come from the British, for the elderly... more
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When Mossadegh nationalized Iran's Oil production in 1951 - radio news clip from 1951 on Britain's failed negotiations with the Mossadegh government which led to the eventual overthrow (with the help of the CIA) and reinstating of The Shah and how, ironically, negotiations resumed and shortly after The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company became The British Petroleum Company.When Mossadegh nationalized Iran's Oil production in 1951 - radio news clip from... more
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Thirty years ago, in the last years of the Iranian revolution, the Shah of Iran left the country. This is a video about the Shah, the contemporary history of the Middle East, and the role of the United States in the post-WWII Iran up to his departure.Thirty years ago, in the last years of the Iranian revolution, the Shah of Iran left... more
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Did you know that Iran used to be a democracy?
"It's a sad story that really began in the 1950's..."
- President Bill Clinton
"Iran had a democratic government which was overthrown because of oil."
- Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)
Why did we, our government, help overthrow Mossadegh in 1953? It had to do with oil. So our foreign policy is designed to protect our oil interests."
- Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX)
"That's ancient history..."
- President Jimmy Carter, 1980Did you know that Iran used to be a democracy?
"It's a sad story that... more
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"Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by the CIA and British intelligence.
"After nationalizing the oil industry Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was overthrown in a coup orchestrated by the CIA and British intelligence. DemocracyNow speaks with Stephen Kinzer author of All the Shahs Men: An American Coup And The Roots of Middle East Terror and Baruch College professor Ervand Abrahamian."
The Iranian revolution and the coming to power of Ayatollah Khomeiny and subsequent leaders, the hostage-taking of the American Embassy, all the present "problems" with Iran are nothing but a backlash to American and British interventionist foreign policies. The day that the USA ceases to place vassal tyrants in power in countries which are rich in oil and other natural resources that the USA covets and consumes greedily, this type of problem will cease."Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh was overthrown in a coup orchestrated... more
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